College of Staten Island baseball team beats Farmingdale, 5-4

The late-season baseball fortunes of the College of Staten Island are definitely taking a swing for the better.

The Dolphins held off Skyline Conference regular-season champion Farmingdale State, 5-4, Wednesday night at Willowbrook to improve to 27-11 overall.

Last weekend, CSI posted one of the biggest wins in program history, knocking off fourth-ranked Salisbury (Md.), 4-2, in the opening game of a road double-header.

The strong finish, with the CUNY Conference tourney starting Monday at MCU Park in Coney Island, figures to have head coach Mike Mauro working the phones to put the Dolphins into the NCAA Division III tournament selection conversation.

The CUNY tourney winner doesn not receive at automatic bid to the national field, although that will change next year.

Junior third baseman Chris Ramanauskas’ RBI double plated Bryan Moreno with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning, and freshman hurler Michael Fitzpatrick worked three scoreless innings out of the bullpen for the pitching win.

Senior ace Richard Anderson worked a scoreless ninth to earn a save.

Second baseman Robert Bernardo went 3-for-4 to pace a nine-hit attack, while starting pitcher John Baggs had two hits.

Farmingdale dropped to 25-11. 

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NOTES: Sophomore outfielder Will DiFede (player of the week) and right-hander Anderson (pitcher of the week) swept CUNY weekly awards. Anderson tossed an eight-inning six-hitter in the win at Salisbury, while DiFede went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. 